TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona is helping Arizona Department of Health Services by taking phone calls from residents concerned about COVID-19.
UArizona health services experts and students from the College of Pharmacy and Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health are taking calls 24 hours a day. The public can call 1-800-222-1222.
"We are very glad that faculty and students from the University of Arizona can play such a critical role in assisting others during a global health emergency,"
Students are providing 'surge capacity' for county health departments overwhelmed with calls.
All calls from the public are free and confidential.